During many years a considerable amount of valuable research has already been done on Biblical words like 'soul', 'body', 'spirit', 'flesh' and 'heart'. In spite of that many - perhaps most? - Christians still believe that ...

Bread as staple is an integral component of South African food culture and of the cultural heritage of South African communities. In this article the tradition associated with baking bread at Skanskopeiland in the Lower ...

This article investigates the question of what happens to human beings at death and afterwards. It is focussed on a few theologians and philosophers in the Reformational tradition. The following viewpoints are discussed: ...

Learning management systems (LMSs) are used by universities to support learning and teaching. Two-way communication and strong relationships can contribute to successful learning, however, LMSs are not generally viewed as ...

This article pays homage to Stefans Grové, "composer of Africa", who turned ninety last year. Grové is one of a trio of South African composers who are regarded as the "founding fathers of South African art music", Arnold ...

The cradle of our Western intellectual legacy is found in ancient Greece where philosophy witnessed the slow process of differentiation through which the various social sciences started to come into their own. Their ...

Beginning during the last years of the previous century, and continuing up to today, ordinary church members as well as leading theologians of reformed denominations (e.g. Reformed and Dutch Reformed) are earnestly discussing ...

This article investigates the relationship between the writer of a historical novel and the
historiography. To what extent does the novelist depend on the historical facts researched by the
historian? Undoubtedly the ...

The Ossewa-Brandwag (Oxwagon Sentinal) was an Afrikaner nationalist
organisation strongly influenced by the dominant Fascist ideologies between
the two world wars. Within a few years the organization became a mass
movement ...

The present is a thing of the past: Possible linguistic motivations for the ‘present tense
writing tradition’ in Afrikaans prose. There exists a long-standing tradition in Afrikaans
creative writing to present narrative ...